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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Andrew Who?

For those of you still wondering, the answer is YES, I am
still a triathlete. I do plan on racing
again. In fact, after a long bout with
various Achilles issues I’m pulling all my race stuff out of the closet for
next weekend’s jump (or dive) off the boat.
I am finally able to race again and have been looking forward to Escape
from Alcatraz for a while now. I am very
excited to rekindle those competitive feelings I've missed for over 1.5 years.

So you haven’t been training? What have you been doing? Oh I've been training. Since running was out of the question and
cycling was uncomfortable for a while as I was healing, I turned into a fish. I've been spending a lot of time with the
Walnut Creek Masters. It is a blast to
swim every day and begin to see improvement.
I’m very much looking forward to seeing all the hard work in the pool
pay off this season. Of course, without
running and cycling in my life for a good amount of the year, I've had time for
a host of other things.

Year 2012 brought great traveling and great times. Best of all I got engaged to my wonderful
fiancé Rebecca! Rebecca and I took a
vacation to Hawaii and swam with the turtles, took numerous trips to Yosemite
and went home to Michigan for the holidays.
What didn't I do? I didn't shave
my legs for 12 months and it was glorious!

Looking forward to Escape from Alcatraz on Sunday March 3rd,
I’m hoping for a good day. Training has
been going as well as it can be on the road back to race shape. I've still got a long way to go. It’s a long season, but I’m excited to let
loose at Escape and see what happens.

Of course, with Escape being one of the most sought after races
in the country, there tends to be a variety of activities in the few days
leading up to the plunge. I’m very
excited and honored to say that I will be part of a really cool event Friday
night, March 1st at Sports Basement Presidio (where I work). Sports Basement is hosting 5-time Escape from
Alcatraz champ Andy Potts, 2-time Wildflower Long Course champ Jesse Thomas,
and some schmuck who is just fast enough to call himself elite….me; Two Michigan grads vs. a Stanford grad. Sorry Jesse, you’re the odd man out. Andy and Jesse will answer questions about
their experiences, advice for the course and how they are so fast. I will try to bring a little local experience
to the table as well. At the end, we
will be available to sign autographs and chat.
Sports Basement has even made me these awesome little posters of myself
for me to sign…that is if anyone is interested in my autograph! Here is the info: